Oracle Cloud
vs
UpCloud
What's good about each
- 10 TB of free egress each month
- Same compute and storage prices in every region
- Flexible shapes with CPU and memory sized separately
- Oracle Database inside AWS, Azure and Google Cloud
- Always Free tier with Arm VMs and databases
- Wide range of VPS options at competitive prices
- Good selection of managed services, from databases to object storage to Kubernetes
- Offers a 100% SLA with 50x compensation for service outages
- Based in the EU, may ease GDPR compliance
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Oracle Cloud | UpCloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $3.33 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (VM.Standard.E4.Flex, 12.5% burstable) | $3.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Starter) | 5% cheaper on Oracle Cloud |
| Medium VM | $44.64 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (VM.Standard.E4.Flex) | $24.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 40 GB storage (Starter) | 46% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Large VM | $89.28 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (VM.Standard.E4.Flex) | $92.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Cloud Native) | Within 5% |
| Block storage | $4.25 /mo 100 GB (Balanced) | $25.00 /mo 100 GB (MaxIOPS) | 5.9x more expensive on UpCloud |
| Object storage | $26.49 /mo 1 TB | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | 24% cheaper on UpCloud |
| PostgreSQL | $119.65 /mo 2 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (PostgreSQL.VM.Standard.E5.Flex) | $69.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Standard) | 42% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Redis | $27.94 /mo 2 GB RAM (OCI Cache, Valkey) | $8.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Valkey) | 3.5x more expensive on Oracle Cloud |
| Load balancer | Free Network Load Balancer | Free 1 node, 1,000 sessions (Essentials) | |
| Serverless | $31.57 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 10 TB / mo | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $8.50 /TB $0.0085 / GB (North America, Europe) | Free within fair usage policy 1-48 TB per instance, then reduced bandwidth |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
GPUs
Oracle Cloud offers 15 GPU models, while UpCloud offers 4. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Oracle Cloud | UpCloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
1 config · 8 configs
|
$10.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.89 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 5.3x more expensive on Oracle Cloud |
|
B200
1 config · 8 configs
|
$14.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | $5.20 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 2.7x more expensive on Oracle Cloud |
|
L40S
1 config · 22 configs
|
$3.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.19 /GPU/hr On-demand | 2.9x more expensive on Oracle Cloud |
|
B300
1 config
|
$15.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Oracle Cloud only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config
|
$4.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Oracle Cloud only |
|
H200
1 config
|
$10.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Oracle Cloud only |
|
A100
2 configs
|
$3.05 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Oracle Cloud only |
|
GB200
1 config
|
$16.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Oracle Cloud only |
MI300X
1 config
|
$6.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Oracle Cloud only |
|
L4
22 configs
|
-- | $0.68 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | UpCloud only |
Oracle Cloud bills on-demand; UpCloud bills on-demand and spot. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Company details
| Fact | Oracle Cloud | UpCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 | 2011 |
| Headquarters | USA | Finland |
| Locations | 45 | 15 |
| Example customers | Bosch, Uber, Marriott, Telefónica Colombia | Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk |
| Website | www.oracle.com | upcloud.com |
Alternatives to consider
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Our data for Oracle Cloud was last updated on Sept. 15, 2026, and for UpCloud on Sept. 16, 2026.